New Hampshire voters might have set a record at the polls in Tuesday's primary.

New Hampshire voters might have set a record at the polls in Tuesday's primary.

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Updated: 6:39 PM EST Feb 10, 2016

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WEBVTT UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE FROM AN ELECTION OFFICIAL FROM OUTSIDE NEW HAMPSHIRE. REPORTER: FOR ALL THE KNOCKS ON NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR BEING TOO SMALL, TOO RURAL TO HOLD A FIRST IN THE NATION PRIMARY, VOTERS SHOWED YESTERDAY WHY THIS WHOLE STATE HOLDS A SPECIAL PRIVILEGE AND SHOWED THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ENGAGED. >> BECAUSE OF A HUGE VOTER TURNOUT, AND I SAY HUGE -- WE WON. REPORTER: BERNIE SANDERS WAS A WINNER. >> OH, WOW REPORTER: AND SO WAS DONALD TRUMP. BUT A DAY AFTER THE ELECTION IT WAS NEW HAMPSHIRE SECRETARY OF STATE BILL GARDNER WHO WAS REALLY BEAMING. >> IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY ACROSS THE STATE. REPORTER: AFTER PROJECTING A REPORT TURNOUT LAST WEEK, VOTERS HELD UP THEIR END OF THE DEAL THROUGH LONG LINES OF TRAFFIC TO NUMBER OF BALLO CAST, 600,000, SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 525,000. >> EVERY TOWN DID A GREAT JOB, AND THE CITY WARDS, EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER, LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. >> WE HAVE BIG ELECTIONS IN KANSAS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE MERRIMACK, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE I THINK PEOPLE ARE WALKING IN ABOUT ONE PERSON EVERY SECOND. REPORTER: SHE'S SECRETARY OF STATE IN KANSAS, HERE FOR PRIMARY WEEK TO WORK ON AN UNRELATED PROJECT. BUT AFTER WITNESSING THE VOTER PARTICIPATION, HE'S CONVINCED TH THE FIRST PRIMARY IN THE NATION -- >> I WOULD RATHER HAVE SOMEONE GRILLING THE CANDIDATES -- REPORTER: WHEN COMBINED WITH DEMOCRATIC AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS, THE OVERALL TALLY WILL EASILY BREAK THE RECORD THAT WAS

Turnout may have set record

New Hampshire voters might have set a record at the polls in Tuesday's primary.